| 100% | PAINE | 5 | Patriot who said "Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil" |
| 42% | PAINE | 5 | Patriot who said "Moderation in temper, is always a virtue; but moderation in principle, is a species of vice" |
| 37% | RBG | 3 | Initials of the person who said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 35% | JUSTICEGINSBURG | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 34% | WCFIELDS | 8 | Comedian who said "I once spent a year in Philadelphia. I think it was on a Sunday" |
| 34% | HORATIO | 7 | To whom it is said "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" |
| 34% | ILSA | 4 | Character who says “Kiss me as if it were the last time” to Rick, in a 1942 film |
| 34% | PAINE | 5 | He wrote that government "is but a necessary evil" |
| 32% | SAHL | 4 | Comic who said "A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now" |
| 32% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | Singer who was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording in 2000 but lost to Cher: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RAREFORM | 8 | Good state for a performer to be in |
| 32% | TRAVISSCOTT | 11 | Rapper who was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Album in 2019 but lost to Cardi B: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | Singer who was nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2008 but lost to Amy Winehouse: 2 wds. |
| 31% | NONEWS | 6 | It's good, in a saying |
| 30% | LATE | 4 | It's better than never, in a saying |
| 30% | OPHELIA | 7 | Who says "O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown!," in Shakespeare |
| 30% | WEST | 4 | Mae who said "To err is human, but it feels divine" |
| 30% | EMO | 3 | Comedian Philips who said, "A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing" |
| 30% | MAE | 3 | West who said "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful" |
| 30% | NOEVIL | 6 | It may be seen, heard or spoken, in a saying |
| 30% | COLD | 4 | How revenge is best served, in a saying |
| 30% | ANITA | 5 | Hill who wrote “There is no way to redo 1991, but there are ways to do better,” in a Times essay on the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings |
| 29% | ANI | 3 | DiFranco who said "Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right" |
| 29% | STOWE | 5 | Best-selling author who was a neighbor of Twain in Hartford |
| 29% | BROKEN | 6 | State of a bone before it is put in a cast |
| 29% | THEDEVILYOUKNOW | 15 | It's better than what's not familiar, in a saying |
| 29% | CAESARSWIFE | 11 | One who must be above suspicion, in a saying |
| 29% | LEAR | 4 | Who said "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!" |
| 29% | BERRA | 5 | Yogi who said "When you come to a fork in the road, take it" |
| 29% | GARFIELD | 8 | Cartoon cat who says "Nothing goes better with lasagna" in a "Got Milk?" ad |